So a little while ago I purchased a Galaxy SII and had a problem with the phone charging, it was at times unusable, screen was unresponsive sometimes etc.. etc.. I took it back, they didn't have another one so I didn't buy another one.
I just bought another one a couple days ago and I've always been a lurker here, but I had the SAME problem with the one I bought yesterday. I returned it today and exchanged it, and this one while not as frequent or severe, is also doing the exact same thing. Only while charging. It's the charger that came with the phone, the cord that came with the phone...
I don't get it. Is it some sort of electrical interference in my outlets perhaps?
From my understanding, its the charger. Sometimes while charging, my screen is unresponsive or inaccurate. On my Captivate, using the device while it was on the charger made it totally unusable. I mean its was extremely inaccurate and irritating
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Saw this happen with my captivate, it's 100% the charger. Tried it with 2 different captivates, both became unresponsive while charging. It happened to be one of those cheap ones from ebay..Just order another one, or better yet a generic usb charger+cable.
I noticed HTC chargers don't generally cause this. I'm using one right now and it hasn't done it since I switched..
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trell959 said:
I noticed HTC chargers don't generally cause this. I'm using one right now and it hasn't done it since I switched..
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+1 Also the webOS chargers (Palm/HP) are very high quality and don't cause this either.
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I noticed HTC chargers don't generally cause this. I'm using one right now and it hasn't done it since I switched..
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The HTC charger is a full 1 amp charger, if you can manage to read that fine print on it. The Sammy charger is only 0.7 amps. That might make a difference. I picked up an Energizer 10W/2 amp charger that works like a charm on my SGS2; has the same rating as the charger for my Galaxy Tab, but won't charge my tab for some reason.
I actually have an outlet in my kitchen that has a USB port in the outlet. I plugged it into that last night and the problem went away. Man, I feel like an idiot. Months of using an iPhone when I could of been flashing my GS2 to my hearts content. LOL.
What about an iPhone plug?
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I actually have an outlet in my kitchen that has a USB port in the outlet. I plugged it into that last night and the problem went away. Man, I feel like an idiot. Months of using an iPhone when I could of been flashing my GS2 to my hearts content. LOL.
What about an iPhone plug?
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According to the fine print on an iPhone plug, it's rated at a full 1 amp too. I charge my SGS2 with it all the time with no problems.
That only happened to me with cheap non-Samsung chargers.. Happens with the AT&T charger, for instance.
this happened to me too but only when my charger was plugged into a cheap extension cord
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According to the fine print on an iPhone plug, it's rated at a full 1 amp too. I charge my SGS2 with it all the time with no problems.
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I have been using my wife's iBlah car charger to charge my phone and it works better than the wall charger that came with my phone.
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I too have used iPhone chargers for the samsung. They are both constant voltage chargers and so will work for the Li Ion battery, but know that it is a stronger charger (and is faster) so not best for the samsung battery. In fact it's not best for the iPhone battery either.
iPhone: 5 volts 1 amp.
SGS2: 5 volts 0.7 amp
*heat is the ultimate enemy of Li Ion batteries, another reason to not use the stronger charger.
Yeah I had the same problem, and actually I still do have that problem with my SGS2
Its the charger for sure. One of the pins inmy charger actually shakes as in its not set rigid.
So when I plug in the wall, I have to make sure I put it in at an angle so that the pin can be powered.
It charges perfect with a friends SGS2 charger
I have seen similar problems on a car inverter I have with just about any charger. When Plugged in the touch screen acts like it is being tapped by a swarm of drunk bees. When I plugged into a cigarette lighter usb plug it works great. Bad power, bad cords, and bad chargers, these phone just go nuts if there is something they don't like on the power input.
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I have a one amp usb charger that cant seem to charge the Note while streaming audio over LTE, HSPA, or locally with beyond pod. With the screen off, i lose a percent every five to ten minutes while streaming audio through winamp, flash via the stocm browser, or beyondpod, and the note doesnt lose power while playing local media through beyondpod or winamp...but it doesnt charge either.
And when im charging via he wall adapter and im using the devjce it charges extremely slowly...this is a slow chargibg device, but really, cant i even charge it in the car while playing local audio? Can a usb device pull over a amp from a car charger? It was hard enough even finding a one amp adapter at brick and mortar stores. Are there more powerful adapters? Can the GNote pull more than an amp? Whats does the wall adapter pull?
What adapters are you guys using? Any reccomendations?
I have the same issues. I have a post already involving some possible work arounds. I'm trying a couple of other chargers as speak.
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Yup....same issue here. I've brought it up elsewhere but still no concrete answers on alternate usb chargers that solve the discharge/slow charge during use.
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I'm being told that a Motorola brand, mini USB car charger with the blue light that glows, has the pins on the contact that are shorted which makes it act like a home charger.
This supposedly works.
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Another post indicating improper charge using any cable but the OEM just showed up. Maybe that's why the dock works.... Going to try my 2.1A charger with the Samsung cable. Using a universal Belkin gave ne a %3 loss while charging using GPS and streaming music for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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No go on the factory supplied cable with the 2.1A adapter. It actually lost more charge that way versus the Belkin cable and 2.1A adapter. Not sure what else to do other than buying a Motorola car charger locally to test it.
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I'm now getting feedback that indeed the Motorola charger will correct this issue and allow for charging to full while device is in use. ebay has them for $7.59 with free shipping. Or find one locally.
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Be careful using non OEM chargers/cables. I seem to recall a thread (from International GNote Forum) on the usb connector on the GNote being extremely sensitive. I would hate to see anyone messing up their USB connector for charging.
I found the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470082
gtnote said:
i use a 11200mah usb powerbank it has a 1amp and 2 amp output i plug it in the 2amp when im im running alot of apps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP6FuxdCNjA&feature=player_detailpage
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Stop pushing your products from Kevikev whatever.com It is so obvious you are affiliated with that site. You always link to a video which shows the website.
I am filing a complaint with this forum's moderators to get you banned like you were from Macrumors.
This thread might answer some (if not all) of the questions about why it doesn't charge well with some chargers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519084
+1 for the Motorola rapid charger from ebay or Amazon.
/problem solved
Can we get a model number on that?
paleh0rse said:
+1 for thwarting Motorola rapid charger from ebay or Amazon.
/problem solved
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Huh? Is he pushing warez too?
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Huh? Is he pushing warez too?
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LOL, no... My damn stock keyboard autocorrect keeps changing the word "the" to "thwarting."
I've switched to Swype for now...
Well I tried this adapter from Motorola and STILL discharges when used with GPS and streaming music.
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Nav, Pandora and a 5.3" HD screen running, probably just exceed the phone's recharge rate. I have found the very best recharging combo, while the phone is under load, to be the Moto charger and....wait for it....a cheap Hyperion 2600mah replacement battery on Amazon! I have no clue why.
The oem Samsung battery barely creeps upward while running nav and mp3's at the same time at about 5-10% an hour. Still beats my previous discharging.
But inadvertently, I found my backup Hyperion batt charges at a pretty quick pace with the exact same load. I haven't measured it yet, but it is at least twice as fast. Let the geniuses figure this one out, because it makes no sense to me.
My Samsung Galaxy Note™ is smarter than your Honor Student.
Using the moto charger, I started with a full battery, watched 70 minutes of streaming video in the Plex app this morning -- with a mix of 4G/LTE -- and unplugged with a full 100% charge at the end of that 70 minutes. Good stuff!
Just drove home today streaming Pandora in the car for thirty minutes with brightness on auto and Bluetooth audio to the car radio on my OEM Samsung genuine car dock. I was at 95% and when I got home I was 100.
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I just recieved this Car Charger 12V Cigarette Lighter to USB Adapter bought on ebay. it looks to be of decent quality and it's assembled with screws so it can be dissassembled and re-assembled. I plan on opening it up and shorting pins 2 & 3 to enable fast-charge. I'll report back after a road trip tomorrow
Well, I opened it up this morning, and it looks as though the data-pins are already shorted, so I'll see how it works today as I'll be out and about.
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Using the moto charger, I started with a full battery, watched 70 minutes of streaming video in the Plex app this morning -- with a mix of 4G/LTE -- and unplugged with a full 100% charge at the end of that 70 minutes. Good stuff!
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The car charger? Or a moto wall charger?
In about two hours of charging I went from 8% to 41%. Is anyone else experienceing this issue? I'm using all the cords and plugs given to me for the wall.
I don't have the SGS3 (yet), but my guess is that the battery is so large it takes longer to charge. Keep in mind that it's a 2100MaH battery. Depending on the power that the charger puts out, it could take longer to charge this battery than another phone.
Mine charges fairly quick with stock items.
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Mine went from 2% to Full 100% in a little over 2 hours on the stock Samsung charger.. I'm going to cycle mine 3 or 4 times being that it's new obviously.
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So would you agree something is wrong with my phone?
I agree, the first few cycles might not be too accurate. If you want a faster charger get the HP Touchpad charger, it has 2 amps where as the Samsung one is .75 amps of charging. only $5 on hp website. that's what I use.
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I agree, the first few cycles might not be too accurate. If you want a faster charger get the HP Touchpad charger, it has 2 amps where as the Samsung one is .75 amps of charging. only $5 on hp website. that's what I use.
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Monoprice sells a 2.1 amp 4 usb wall charger as well but it is not as cheap nor do they have free shipping *although atleast in CA I can get a flat rate of 25lbs and under for ~$5 shipping.*
I'm surprised no one has posted the correct answer to this yet. The wall charger Samsung has decided to include with the S3 NA is complete and utter crap. I believe it is .15amp draw. You need to immediately throw it in the trash and buy a new one. It is not a problem with your phone.
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Monoprice sells a 2.1 amp 4 usb wall charger as well but it is not as cheap nor do they have free shipping *although atleast in CA I can get a flat rate of 25lbs and under for ~$5 shipping.*
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Thanks, i just ordered one up with a couple 10ft cables!
One of my HTC blocks and/or extension cables seems to have bit the dust recently.
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I'm surprised no one has posted the correct answer to this yet. The wall charger Samsung has decided to include with the S3 NA is complete and utter crap. I believe it is .15amp draw. You need to immediately throw it in the trash and buy a new one. It is not a problem with your phone.
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I use the stock 1amp charger that came with my Galaxy Nexus...
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I just read somewhere else that it is the USB cable causing the problems. So I will try that and let you guys know.
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Monoprice sells a 2.1 amp 4 usb wall charger as well but it is not as cheap nor do they have free shipping *although atleast in CA I can get a flat rate of 25lbs and under for ~$5 shipping.*
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while I like Monoprice, the HP OEM charger is better in my opinion. its solid built and portable too.
I use the Blackberry Premium charger works well with my S3 and is only like $15 or so on Amazon.
Before I rooted and calibrated the battery. My phone took 3hrs 20min to fully charge on stock 1A charger.
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My charges pretty quick too. Even in my
Car.
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divinewisdom said:
I agree, the first few cycles might not be too accurate. If you want a faster charger get the HP Touchpad charger, it has 2 amps where as the Samsung one is .75 amps of charging. only $5 on hp website. that's what I use.
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My Samsung Charger that came with the phone is 1Amp...charges the device fine. I don't think the 2Amps will make a difference if the charging chip doesn't support it (not saying it doesn't but the SGSII would only charge at 650maH no matter what charger you put it on)
Mine's charging insanely fast with the stock cable. Not sure if it's a good thing because battery life isn't all that amazing on my phone so far.
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Mine went from 2% to Full 100% in a little over 2 hours on the stock Samsung charger.. I'm going to cycle mine 3 or 4 times being that it's new obviously.
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just FYI, this is old habit....the batteries used today don't need to be cycle drained
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3846897#post3846897
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Thanks, i just ordered one up with a couple 10ft cables!
One of my HTC blocks and/or extension cables seems to have bit the dust recently.
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No problem, I bought a 100foot cat 6 ethernet from them for $12. They are really cheap while always having top notch quality on cords and some other stuff.
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doesn't that mean each USB port is 0.5 amps?
Anyways if I'm not wrong the amps has to do with what it can supply. Whether the device tries to draw that much power is up to the device.
The stock charger is 5V 1amp.
Even if you use a 2 amp charger it will likely only draw one amp.
Even if it does draw 2 amps that would mean you are increasing the heat associated with more current. Heat is the worst thing for battery life. Its always better to do slow charge unless you're in a hurry. Your battery will last a lot longer that way. Having said that, I think 1 amp is a good compromise for speed and heat.
p.s. computers output 0.5amps per USB slot by default specifications.
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Okay, this is a weird one. When charging my phone, almost every single time, it will charge up to about 76-83%, and then stop. However, if I unplug it and then plug it back in it will resume charging like normal up to 100%. I mean this is bizarre...is it a battery calibration issue, perhaps?
Edit: Happens on any/every ROM I use.
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I assume this hasn't been doing it since you bought it?
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I assume this hasn't been doing it since you bought it?
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No it hasn't...However, I'm also using the charger from my Galaxy S2 most of the time...could that be it? I'll have to find my LG charger, in order to test.
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No it hasn't...However, I'm also using the charger from my Galaxy S2 most of the time...could that be it? I'll have to find my LG charger, in order to test.
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You mean the usb box from ur galaxy s2.... If so each box may have a different output for each phone..... For instance when i use my daughters charger it takes 5 times longer to charge my og than the og charger so that may be ur problem.
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Had the same thing too and as described in the post above it is in fact due to the output. Just compared my old but still kicking s2 and my og charger and the og charger has a much greater output.
Yeah lgog charger is 5v 1.2a. It's very nice. We also gotta qualcomm technology called quick charge or something like that that enables the battery to charge substantially faster without damaging itself. It's a logic chip in the phone and improved battery chemistry from LG. Asian manufacturers have a huge portfolio of products and are weirdly driven to diversify in all directions. LG has their own chemical company, and that's who makes our pimp batteries. I stuck with HTC for 7 years, but if LG flagship phones continue to have decent development then I'll probably stick with LG for a while. It's cool that they manufactured the entire phone from scratch except the SoC, no other company can really say that besides Samsung. And they're both Korean companies. Btw, south Korea is a great place to vacation.
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Had the same thing too and as described in the post above it is in fact due to the output. Just compared my old but still kicking s2 and my og charger and the og charger has a much greater output.
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Agree. Actually, when compared to other cables the OEM cable is much thicker.
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Agree. Actually, when compared to other cables the OEM cable is much thicker.
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It looks as though I need to pay attention a bit more. I was using the LG wall charger, however, I wasn't using the right cable. I was using my Samsung cable. The Samsung cable is longer and reaches to where I can charge and play with the phone at night. I'll try the cable it actually came with and see if it continues to pull the same trick. The LG cable is definitely thicker.
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I totally agree with you on the length of the cable and is why I was also using the s2 charger as well. If you need the extra length you can probably get by using an s3 charger. I steal my girlfriend's s3 charger from time to time just because I want a little more mobility than two feet and it charges the phone just fine with very similar output ratings....... 1.0 amps compared to 1.2 amps of the og charger.
I've had something similar happen recently. The phone will either charge extremely fast or extremely slow. I usually charge my phone at about 30% and sometimes it will charge fully in about 90 minutes and others it will take up to 8 hours, with the slowest part being in that 73-87% range you describe. I always use the LG charger and cable because its the only one that I have. I'm running code fire's CFX ROM if that helps anyone out.
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That's some weird stuff. I'm getting good performance right now using the stock cable with a belkin 1A cigarette lighter to USB adapter. But last week I grabbed a cheapo Chinese retractable cable that was in my wife's car and plugged it into the built in USB port in the car (don't know what it's rated output is) and the battery drained VERY fast... Roughly one percent every minute or 2. Freaked me out... Certainly appears to me this phone is temperamental about cables...
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yeah had the same probably with a car charger with my og and to think about it my s2 as well, I travel a lot for my job and constantly use gps while traveling and I've found that a lot of those cheapo car chargers you pick up from gas stations may charge the phones while inactive don't really charge them very well while in use. I could watch my battery percent fall while charger on both my s2 and og while using navigation, ended up finding a high output charger at a truck stop with a cord the size of a cb radio lol and havent haven't had any issue with it since. This is with stock and custom rom, even reverted back to stock a couple times to make sure that it wasn't the custom firmware that was causing the issue. Guess the makers of cheap chargers haven't caught up with the big batteries todays smart phones pack, should of hold on to my bag phone charger a little longer lol!!
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yeah had the same probably with a car charger with my og and to think about it my s2 as well, I travel a lot for my job and constantly use gps while traveling and I've found that a lot of those cheapo car chargers you pick up from gas stations may charge the phones while inactive don't really charge them very well while in use. I could watch my battery percent fall while charger on both my s2 and og while using navigation, ended up finding a high output charger at a truck stop with a cord the size of a cb radio lol and havent haven't had any issue with it since. This is with stock and custom rom, even reverted back to stock a couple times to make sure that it wasn't the custom firmware that was causing the issue. Guess the makers of cheap chargers haven't caught up with the big batteries todays smart phones pack, should of hold on to my bag phone charger a little longer lol!!
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Agreed. In my case the phone was discharging rapidly while not in use. Screen off. I'm thinking the plug on that cheap cable was shorting a couple pins on the plug..
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That's on thing i do miss about having a removable battery though, is the fact that a large part of my job is in very dusty dirty environments ....i.e. steel, aluminum mills and other high temp dusty and dirty as hell places is that i could remove my battery and feel safe while using a little contact cleaner. Now og days i play it safe with air. But either way i don't think that has anything to do with the use of cheap chargers lol. Best bet would be to stick with oem or pay the extra price tag for those high out put chargers that att offer.
Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Thanks! Just bought one as a backup charger
I got two of those a week or so ago myself from eBay (same model charger ETA-U90JWE, different seller, etc.) and can confirm that they QuickCharge. I was a bit worried after reading some reviews on Amazon.com that there are knockoffs of the same model that perform poorly but I guess I got lucky.
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Musicmaster said:
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Thanks. Ordered!
Nothing sucks worse than going out and having a dead phone.
Although I'm up to 30 hours so far and have used only 63%
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Charging times with any electronic device are dependent on amperage. Find a charger that is 2amps and you should be set. It will say on the box.
tacosrdelicioso said:
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Lies! These aren't ****ty old NiCa batteries. If it doesn't heat bad, which i haven't experienced in fast charge, its perfectly fine. Screw the base brick, I'm just trying to find a single USB 3.0 (needed) supported cable that supports 1800mA. Not one that runs over 800mA and doesn't pop slow charge, but one That fully utilizes all the mA's. Can aubergine post a SS of the mA reading please?
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Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge?
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Here is one I ordered from Amazon, it arrived today.
http://www.amazon.com/reVOLT-c2-Dua...=1384487213&sr=8-3&keywords=scosche+revolt+c2
I just tested it: I have a 110v wall plug to cigarette charger socket adapter. Plugged my old cig charger into it, used the white usb cables I described in a previous post in this thread, and got slow charge message. Then I took out that old cig charger and plugged in the new Scosche reVolt c2, used the same cable and got no slow charge message. Watched it for 2 minutes and it went up 2% (so I consider that QuickCharge).
Thanks
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Just bought one of these. Thanks smacklayer!!!
Weird. This thing is picky. The usb cable with my 2.0a csr charger charges at around 900mha, but plugged in using the samsung ac adapter it slow charges at 30mha... but once in awhile it goes at 800 to 900
Thanks smacklayer - I bought one just like yours on eBay.
One has to be careful not to get a gray market knock-off, but it's hard to tell exactly. Even on Amazon, there are lots of complaints of chargers that appear to be OEM but aren't.
BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
I have a PowerGen 2A car charger with usb cable that I purchased a year ago for my N7. I plugged my G2 in the other day and I didn't see any visual cues that something was "slow charging" and it appeared to charge just as fast as the LG G2-supplied charger. So, I've been wondering about a "fast" or "slow" charging indicator.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
http://m.walgreens.com/mt/www.walgr...--micro-dual-end-cable/ID=prod6110194-product
They have these available at every Walgreens, I can confirm they work with 2A chargers. I know they are ugly and awkward but if you're in a pinch and need one right away these are easy to find. Usually found around the register area.
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BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Pretty sure that's the same charger that comes with the notes and galaxy s4, I have a couple of them and they do charge really fast
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So WTF were they thinking win they designed these chargers. My bed partially covers the outlet and with this ridiculous design i have to pull the bed out enough or plug it in across the room. My wife got here m8 today and i thought oh ill just switch her chargers but hers is just the same! why the hell are they doing this!! So can i use my charger that came with my htc hero (i belive) or will it cause issues. its bent at a 90 and works a lot better for me but i dont have any of the voltage info on it. i mean it works ive tried it but is it safe?
The charger with the usb cord bent almost to the point of failing still sticks out 4 inches. end rant
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inland-6-Ro...tension-Cord-Power-Cord-Adapter-/151276201673
Problem solved plus they can be had at actual retailers if you don't like Ebay.
For an overnight charging you will be better of with a generic $2 charger from ebay. It can't supply high current for fast charging, and slow charging is actually better for the battery. I use the factory charger only when I need fast recharge.
I went ahead and just pulled my neutral and hot wire off the outlet and glued them to the prongs on the charger and stuffed it in the wall, works great.
Rally187 said:
So WTF were they thinking win they designed these chargers. My bed partially covers the outlet and with this ridiculous design i have to pull the bed out enough or plug it in across the room. My wife got here m8 today and i thought oh ill just switch her chargers but hers is just the same! why the hell are they doing this!! So can i use my charger that came with my htc hero (i belive) or will it cause issues. its bent at a 90 and works a lot better for me but i dont have any of the voltage info on it. i mean it works ive tried it but is it safe?
The charger with the usb cord bent almost to the point of failing still sticks out 4 inches. end rant
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This.
I'm still using my HTC hero charger on this phone.
Looks like output is only 1 amp.
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johamsandwich said:
This.
I'm still using my HTC hero charger on this phone.
Looks like output is only 1 amp.
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so the htc hero charger output is 1 amp and ours is 1.8. so like others said it will be a little slower but that may prove beneficial in the long run. thanks guys for clarifying this
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I went ahead and just pulled my neutral and hot wire off the outlet and glued them to the prongs on the charger and stuffed it in the wall, works great.
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As in the wall power, with glue. Dude this sounds like such a fire hazard. Careful man.
Get a flat plug extension cord for tight places like this from Office Depot, for the love of Android dont pull 110V out of the wall and glue it to wall wart.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...6&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=72939322076
I use the charger that came with my og evo (supersonic) years ago. Its a nice fat cable (fatter then newer cords), low profile plug. I've used it for og, note 2, nexus 5 & now LG G3, they built that one to last.
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Using wall chargers for LG Optimus S and Optimus G - one at work, the other at home.
I have the OEM charger for the G3 in my bag as well, but have only used it once or twice.
I haven't really bothered to test how long it takes to charge on the older chargers compared to the new one - might be worth a look.
Battery life on this phone is really impressive though, especially when you consider how much juice it takes to power the QHD display.
The stock charger is fast and powerful, it charges G3 at 1.2-1.3Amps. None of my other chargers can charge G3 at more than 0.9Amps. And charging from a PC or a non-android specific charger goes at 0.5Amps at most.
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The stock charger is fast and powerful, it charges G3 at 1.2-1.3Amps. None of my other chargers can charge G3 at more than 0.9Amps. And charging from a PC or a non-android specific charger goes at 0.5Amps at most.
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I bought an gn3 charfer at 2 amps for 5 on evay charges it in 30
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